Archive · 25 Jun 2025
France Orders Tesla to Halt Deceptive Practices, Faces Fines
French officials have told Tesla to stop making claims they can't prove and to fix problems with their sales and refunds.
They say Tesla's cars aren't as good at driving themselves as they say, and the paperwork for buying cars is a mess.
Also, getting your money back could take too long.
Tesla has been given four months to fix these problems or face a daily fine.
French investigators ordered Tesla to cease what they deemed 'deceptive business practices'.
The investigators cited issues with Tesla's claims about fully autonomous driving.
They also mentioned problems with undated sales contracts lacking delivery details.
Tesla allegedly failed to provide timely refunds.
The company faces potential fines of 50,000 euros per day if they don't comply.
- Who
- French finance ministry investigators and Tesla
- What
- French investigators ordered Tesla to cease deceptive business practices.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- France
- Why
- Because of deceptive commercial practices related to autonomous driving, sales contracts, and refunds.
- Action
- Order to cease deceptive practices
- Authority
- French finance ministry's Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control office
- Issue 1
- Deceptive claims about autonomous driving
- Issue 2
- Sales contracts lacking key details
- Issue 3
- Failure to provide timely refunds
- Consequence
- Potential fines for non-compliance
